Measure His What? Tweet Inspired by actual directives received at work: “If you can’t measure the patient’s upper arm, measure his calf.”
Indemic Tweet I was one of the first people in our area to get the bat-soup flu, so these cartoons came easily to me while under quarantine.
Save Face Big Time Tweet I tried to picture what an elephant face mask would look like. Would they have a special sleeve for the trunk>
Last Laugh Tweet I have some friends with seven kids. I don’t know if they ever go to the doctor all at once, but if they do, I hope they get a discount.
It Means, Um … Give Me a Minute… Tweet According to medicine.net: “Abbreviation meaning ‘when necessary’, from the Latin “‘pro re nata’.“
Sync Tweet This one was inspired by my work as a hospice chaplain. We were given new tablets last year which require sync’ing several times a day. This strip went over very well at work, even with the bosses.
Important Information for the Doctor to Have Tweet At the medical office where I work, I happened to notice there was some Italian dressing in the fridge that was “best if used by” six years before. I almost felt bad throwing it out, considering it had survived at least three corporate mergers and a buy-out.